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 Here’s how to feel more comfortable with small talk

Here’s how to feel more comfortable with small talk

30/03/2023

Last year I worked with a client, a CEO, whose organisation conducts numerous conferences during the year. And the CEO is the main emcee for the events. One area of need my client had at the [...]

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 A better alternative for “Thanks for having me”

A better alternative for “Thanks for having me”

16/03/2023

I might have touched on this topic in prior posts. I write about the topic because (1) In the last few weeks the below advice has resonated with many of my clients. (2) I still regularly hear [...]

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 What separates experts from amateurs

What separates experts from amateurs

02/03/2023

Consider this . . .
What separate experts from amateurs? What does an expert bring to an interaction, or to a meeting or to a Q&A session - that amateurs don't [...]

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 How to approach the job market with confidence

How to approach the job market with confidence

16/02/2023

Warning: This is a longish post. It is long because there are specific steps you can follow. Recently, some of my clients in certain industries, overseas and in Australia, [...]

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 Always tell your audience how long you’ll be speaking for – and stick to it!

Always tell your audience how long you’ll be speaking for – and stick to it!

24/11/2022

I was at a presentation a few weeks back. I was invited to attend by a client. There was no agenda for the function. The first speaker opened her presentation. The speaker said, a few minutes [...]

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 Q&A is not the time to make a speech

Q&A is not the time to make a speech

17/11/2022

A few weeks ago I went to Stanton Library in North Sydney to hear author Alexandra Smith give a presentation about her recently published book,

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 How to confidently ask a senior exec for help

How to confidently ask a senior exec for help

20/10/2022

Imagine this ...
There is a senior executive in your organisation that you know and who knows whom you are.
How would you confidently ask [...]

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 How to stop ending your speaking turn, with “Yeah”

How to stop ending your speaking turn, with “Yeah”

13/10/2022

In my view, it is easier to start speaking, to start a presentation, to start a mission et al - than to stop speaking, stop a presentation, stop a mission. Are you guilty of finishing an [...]

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 Analysis of Optus CEO’s response to cyber attack

Analysis of Optus CEO’s response to cyber attack

29/09/2022

First, let me acknowledge, that with last week's cyber attack on Optus, Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Bayer-Rosmarin faced an unprecedented, extremely difficult event. Against the benchmark [...]

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 Eckhart Tolle’s secret for speaking without fear

Eckhart Tolle’s secret for speaking without fear

15/09/2022

To reinforce one point from last week's post -  Measured believable speaking from Union [...]

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